The Marriage of Figaro Movie Review 1949

DEFA studio's lavish adaptation of Mozart's opera. Count Almaviva's valet, Figaro, plans to marry the Countess's chambermaid, Susanna. But since the Count also fancies Susanna, he keeps coming up with plans to postpone the wedding and the lovestuck duo must use their own trickery to forge ahead. German with subtitles.

Distribution

ICESTORM International, Inc., 78 Main St., Ste. 401, Northampton, MA 01060, Phone: (413)587-9334, Fax: (413)587-9305, Email: info@icestorm-video.com, URL: http://www.icestorm-video.com

Available on VHS
Running time 109 minutes.
Originally from German.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Adapted from an Opera, Romantic Comedy, Musicals, Wedding Bells

Screenplay

Georg Wildhagen

Cast

Angelika Hauff, Willi Domgraf-Fassbaender, Sabine Peters, Mathieu Ahlersmeyer

Cinematography

Eugen Klagemann, Karl Plintzner

Director

Georg Wildhagen

Producer

Deutsche Film-Aktiengesellschaft (DEFA)